what other video sites offer better ad shares then youtube? just wondering, addy http://dearaddy.com --- Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Here's a letter about youtube's new partner > program, written by an anonymous > > youtube star who is certainly, definitely, > Absolutely NOT Kent. > > http://battellemedia.com/archives/003630.php > > (via http://boingboing.net) > > this is extremely interesting. > obviously John Battelle has a bias on youtube > advertsing since he runs > Federated Media. > > > > *I'm a YouTube star, but YouTube wishes I > wasn't. They would like to > > > pretend I don't exist, rather than admit there > are several roads to > > > financial and critical success that don't lead > through their corporate > > > headquarters. * > > Its tough to take these kinds of criticisms when you > dont know who its from. > I always question anonymous comments and articles. > > > >Some shows will stick with YouTube, but the > savviest and the most > commercial ones will move to >other video sites that > can provide > better splits or signing bonuses. Creators will > start to realize >that > their storytelling talents are rare and valuable. > > so true. > > >I don't know the terms this round of authors were > guaranteed by > YouTube, but I do know that we >were offered was > okay money, but > something that we've already surpassed. And then > when you >factor in > merch sales, and the value of having our own users > and pageviews on > top of that and >controlling our own brand, we're > coming out miles > ahead of a typical YouTube power user. > > I know Youtube can push mass traffic towards any > video it > chooses...but asking creators to dump their personal > site is > dangerous. I'd like to hear more about how Youtube > feels about letting > creators own their own content. > > Lots of questions. > its up to us creators to educate each other and not > settle for giving > it all away. > > Jay > > > > -- > Here I am.... > http://jaydedman.com > > Check out the latest project: > http://pixelodeonfest.com/ > Webvideo festival this June!!!! > ____________________________________________________________________________________Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222
